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road
noun
a
hard
,
prepared
surface
or
track
built
so
that
cars
,
buses
,
bicycles
,
and
other
vehicles
can
travel
from
one
place
to
another
•
The
children
looked
both
ways
before
crossing
the
road
.
The
children
looked
both
ways
before
crossing
the
road
.
•
A
long
road
stretches
across
the
desert
,
shimmering
in
the
heat
.
A
long
road
stretches
across
the
desert
,
shimmering
in
the
heat
.
Old
English
"
rād
"
meaning
"
journey
on
horseback
,
riding
";
later
came
to
mean
the
track
itself
.
noun
the
activity
or
state
of
travelling
from
place
to
place
,
especially
for
work
or
over
a
long
period
•
The
band
spent
six
months
on
the
road
promoting
their
new
album
.
The
band
spent
six
months
on
the
road
promoting
their
new
album
.
•
Truck
drivers
can
feel
lonely
while
on
the
road
for
days
.
Truck
drivers
can
feel
lonely
while
on
the
road
for
days
.
Extension
of
the
primary
sense
"
road
"
to
mean
the
act
or
condition
of
travelling
along
roads
,
first
recorded
in
the
early
20th
century
.
broad
adjective
-
broad
,
broader
,
broadest
measuring
a
lot
from
side
to
side
;
having
great
width
•
The
river
was
so
broad
that
we
couldn
’
t
see
the
other
bank
.
The
river
was
so
broad
that
we
couldn
’
t
see
the
other
bank
.
•
A
broad
avenue
lined
with
autumn
trees
leads
straight
to
a
distant
mountain
.
A
broad
avenue
lined
with
autumn
trees
leads
straight
to
a
distant
mountain
.
Old
English
“
brād
”
meaning
“
wide
,
extensive
”,
related
to
Old
Norse
“
breiðr
”.
adjective
-
broad
,
broader
,
broadest
covering
many
different
subjects
or
areas
and
not
limited
to
details
•
We
only
discussed
the
broad
outline
of
the
plan
at
today
’
s
meeting
.
We
only
discussed
the
broad
outline
of
the
plan
at
today
’
s
meeting
.
•
The
documentary
gives
a
broad
overview
of
world
history
.
The
documentary
gives
a
broad
overview
of
world
history
.
adjective
-
broad
,
broader
,
broadest
(
of
an
accent
)
very
strong
and
easy
to
recognize
because
of
clear
regional
pronunciation
features
•
His
broad
Scottish
accent
made
the
tourists
smile
.
His
broad
Scottish
accent
made
the
tourists
smile
.
•
She
spoke
in
a
broad
Yorkshire
voice
on
the
radio
interview
.
She
spoke
in
a
broad
Yorkshire
voice
on
the
radio
interview
.
adjective
-
broad
,
broader
,
broadest
(
of
jokes
or
style
)
very
obvious
,
coarse
,
or
lacking
subtlety
•
The
play
relied
on
broad
comedy
and
exaggerated
gestures
.
The
play
relied
on
broad
comedy
and
exaggerated
gestures
.
•
Some
found
his
jokes
too
broad
and
predictable
.
Some
found
his
jokes
too
broad
and
predictable
.
noun
(
slang
,
often
offensive
)
a
woman
•
He
called
her
a
broad
,
which
offended
everyone
nearby
.
He
called
her
a
broad
,
which
offended
everyone
nearby
.
•
Old
gangster
movies
often
use
the
word
broad
for
female
characters
.
Old
gangster
movies
often
use
the
word
broad
for
female
characters
.
Early
20th-century
American
slang
,
possibly
from
"
broad
wife
" (
14th-century
term
for
wife
)
meaning
a
woman
.
